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Trincomalee Electoral District (1947–1989)
Trincomalee electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Trincomalee in Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Trincomalee electoral district was replaced by the Trincomalee multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Trincomalee continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   ACTC   ITAK   TULF

Election Member Party Term
1947 S. Sivapalan All Ceylon Tamil Congress 1947-1952
1952 N. R. Rajavarothiam Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1952-1963
1956
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1963 S. M. Manickarajah 1963-1970
1965
1970 B. Neminathan 1970-1977
1977 R. Sampanthan Tamil United Liberation Front 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. Sivapalan All Ceylon Tamil Congress House 5,252 56.15%
A.C. Kanagasingham Umbrella 3225 34.48%
E.A.P. Nandias Silva Elephant 877 9.38%
Valid Votes 9,354 100.00%
Rejected Votes 980
Total Polled 10,334
Registered Electors 18,421
Turnout 56.10%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
N. R. Rajavarothiam Federal Party House 4,450 45.80%
S. Sivapalan Elephant 3,864 39.77%
K. Sivapalan Star 1,403 14.44%
Valid Votes 9,717 100.00%
Rejected Votes 103
Total Polled 9,820
Registered Electors 14,272
Turnout 68.81%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
N. R. Rajavarothiam Federal Party House 7,048 56.88%
J.A. Muthuthanthirige Umbrella 2,965 23.93%
A.I. Rajasingham Bicycle 2,378 19.19%
Valid Votes 12,391 100.00%
Rejected Votes 58
Total Polled 12,449
Registered Electors 16,093
Turnout 77.36%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
N. R. Rajavarothiam Federal Party House 8,872 71.43%
R.M.G. Thusthakeer Independent Pair of Spectacles 1,311 10.55%
A. Piyadasa Hand 1,265 10.18%
Sri Lal Goonaratne Umbrella 973 7.83%
Valid Votes 12,421 100.00%
Rejected Votes 127
Total Polled 12,548
Registered Electors 19,024
Turnout 65.96%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
N. R. Rajavarothiam Federal Party House 8,649 64.88%
E.R.S.R. Coomaraswamy Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,614 34.61%
K. B.Ariyadasa Cart Wheel 67 0.50%
Valid Votes 13,330 100.00%
Rejected Votes 116
Total Polled 13,446
Registered Electors 19,024
Turnout 70.68%

N. R. Rajavarothiam died on 27 August 1963.

1963 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the parliamentary by-election held on November 23, 1963:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. M. Manickarajah Federal Party House 11,532 60.28%
A. H. Alwis Star 5,721 29.91%
A. Wijayanathan Cart Wheel 1,876 9.81%
Valid Votes 19,129 100.00%
Rejected Votes 134
Total Polled 19,263
Registered Electors 26,427
Turnout 72.89%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. M. Manickarajah Federal Party House 9,651 48.48%
V.R. Navaratnarajah Elephant 5,702 28.64%
S.H. Somapala Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,555 22.88%
Valid Votes 19,908 100.00%
Rejected Votes 271
Total Polled 20,179
Registered Electors 27,643
Turnout 73.00%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
B. Neminathan Federal Party House 12,395 45.83%
S.M.A. C. Jamaldeen United Front Hand 8,346 30.86%
V.R. Navaratnarajah Elephant 5,703 21.09%
R.G.Senanayake Bell 601 2.22%
Valid Votes 27,045 100.00%
Rejected Votes 108
Total Polled 27,153
Registered Electors 35,445
Turnout 76.61%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. Sampanthan Tamil United Liberation Front Sun 15,144 51.76%
V.R. Navaratnarajah Elephant 11,823 40.41%
S. Thavarasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 1,674 5.72%
Gunadasa Warnasuriya Butterfly 565 1.93%
E.J.A.P. Babysingho Bell 54 0.18%
Valid Votes 29,260 100.00%
Rejected Votes 119
Total Polled 29,379
Registered Electors 35,778
Turnout 82.11%

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  7. ^ "Results of Parliamentary By-Elections" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.

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